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Horse profile

The Gooner (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner Mrs Gay Smith Paul Smith
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Rose Of Milana (IRE) (Milan)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jun 2023 — 1,224 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

The Gooner is a Flemensfirth gelding who was yet to win from five starts on turf. He placed once, finishing third of 11 at Wincanton in Jan 2023. All four subsequent runs over 2m5f – 3m brought no further placed efforts. His last run, at Uttoxeter in Jun 2023, was off an official rating of 97.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 142 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 26 Jan 2023

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 142B · median 111.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft2142B123—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3142B119—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 26 Jan 2023 Official rating 97 at the last run, 22 Jun 2023

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 121A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft2121A113.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3121A107—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05444210.9%−10 from 1
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.20 from 2
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 2
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.1—
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%00 from 1
2m5f – 3m5,25862311.8%−0.10 from 4
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rose Of Milana (IRE) (Milan)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Land Me Safe (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m–2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Land Me Safe (IRE)212m—
Walk On The Beach (IRE)412m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 4 runs
22 Jun 23+19d Uttoxeter Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 12-0 97—— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 6/1
03 Jun 23+128d Worcester Invest With Kim Bayliss Wealth Management Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 1½ 11-3 99119A106B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 13/8F
26 Jan 23+19d Wetherby Start Your Racingtv Free Trial Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 2 12-0 100142B121A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/4
07 Jan 23+41d Wincanton Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 24 11-2 —104B107A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 3/1
2022 · 1 run
27 Nov 22 Carlisle British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 15 10-13 —104A106B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 8/11F

Quick answers

How many races has The Gooner won?
The Gooner (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained The Gooner?
The Gooner (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 22 June 2023.
Who is The Gooner's sire?
The Gooner (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Rose Of Milana (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What is The Gooner's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 22 June 2023. The highest on record is 100.
What is The Gooner's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Gooner's siblings?
Out of Rose Of Milana (IRE), The Gooner (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Land Me Safe (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.